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[quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who has her child at a Montessori based daycare/Preschool. They had a parent teacher conference and were told that their two year old was struggling. Not with hitting milestones or anything along those lines but that he was disruptive in the classroom. At 2. He is not biting, hitting, throwing tantrums. He is not delayed in any way.

So pardon me for being skeptical.

I suspect that Montessori is a great fit for some kids and not for others. Most of the Montessori programs I know are private so there is going to be a selection bias because they can remove kids from the school pretty easily. So they end up with kids who do well there because they only allow kids who do well there.

I think that it is like all things, what works for you is awesome and amazing and everyone should do it and if it doesn't work for them it is because they are doing it wrong! I found this was the case for sleep training, potty training, and organizing closets.

I am thrilled for the parents who love it and whose kids are doing well in Montessori. I was thrilled for my neighbor who moved her child from a Montessori into public school and saw her child blossom because Montessori was not a good fit. I'll be thrilled for my friend when she finds a daycare that her child is not disruptive in.

I suspect that the kids all end up in very similar places taking different paths and the vast majority turn into good, productive citizens who love their families, just like the vast majority of kids who go to public school, parochial school, and private school. [/quote]

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